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Posted 11/24/2013 6:50 AM (GMT 0)
So, I haven't noticed this before (prior to my last cold), but when I get a cold, why is it that my stools turn black? It isn't a flare, the last time I had a cold I had black stools for about 2 days. I understand that means blood is present but I'm just not getting the background why. I also don't take any Tylenol/cold/cough drop OTC medications at all when I get them. So I can't attribute them to that. Someone teach me the biology!

Thoughts?
Posted 11/24/2013 1:51 PM (GMT 0)
When we get sick, it revs up the immune system even more which in turn can cause us to flare. The immune system gets confused and starts to aggressively attack (because of the virus) the colon or whatever is in the colon that it doesn't like.

I've never had a virus that turned my stool black, but a virus has caused me to flare that resulted in bleeding.
Posted 11/24/2013 9:00 PM (GMT 0)
Have you upped a vitamin supplement by chance?

What have you consumed food-wise over the past 4 days?

q
Posted 11/25/2013 4:09 AM (GMT 0)
I haven't upped a vitamin supplement. But I do tend to double my probiotic and add in an extra strain when I know I'm sick.

Nothing out of the ordinary the past 4 days. Definitely didn't consume as much caffeine free tea as I normally do at work. I had a bakery muffin for breakfast one morning instead of cereal.

I think Sherri's right, just an over activated immune system..
Posted 11/25/2013 8:02 PM (GMT 0)
What a timely topic; I’ve been on the back side of a two month moderate flare which has been gradually improving since my GI scripted me for Canasa a couple of weeks ago.

Last week I began to notice the symptoms of a cold, and on Thursday it descended from my nose/throat to my chest. Thursday night I was up all night coughing and hacking my lungs out, and missed work on Friday.

Amazingly, on Friday I also achieved nearly complete UC remission; no more blood or mucous, frequency back to normal for me (3-4/day) of mostly formed stools, no more pain, appetite and weight has returned, and normal urgency. Now (Monday) the cold is nearly gone, I’m back to work and still in blessed remission!

Coincidence? I don’t believe in them.
Posted 11/25/2013 8:59 PM (GMT 0)
Again another weird thing about this disease...some people flare from a virus and some go into remission. It's as if the immune system has a new target and leaves the colon alone for a while.  So unpredictable.
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